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Originally Posted by Direckshun
THE WRONG-SPORT SLEEPER
From Bo Jackson to Brian Jordan, it’s hard to know where to draft a multi-sport athlete, but one thing is clear: They are normally drafted lower than they should be. Last year, the league saw former Miami hoops player Jimmy Graham destroy secondaries. This after another former basketball-star-turned-tight-end, Antonio Gates, has haunted defensive backs for years. The Cowboys used to have a suite at the Final Four for assistants to interview basketball coaches to see which of their players might make the leap. It’s hard to get a read on a player who doesn’t devote himself full time to one sport. (And it doesn’t always work out. For more information, please read up on Drew Henson.)
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It really irks me when the talking heads use Gates as the benchmark multi-sport diverse TE/receive when Gonzalez was a second team all-American when he was the starting PF for Cal's basketball team.